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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]], ''Indisputable Truth'', Rangjung Yeshe, 1996, pages 16-17 & 79-80. | *[[Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche]], ''Indisputable Truth'' (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe, 1996), pages 16-17 & 79-80. | ||
*[[Dzogchen Ponlop]], ''Wild Awakening'' (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2003), pages 51-55. | |||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
[[Category:4-Four]]</noinclude> | [[Category:4-Four]]</noinclude> | ||
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Four kinds of teacher or lama (Tib. lama nampa shyi; Wyl. bla ma rnam pa bzhi) —
- gangzak gyüpé lama (Wyl. gang zag brgyud pa'i bla ma) - the individual teacher who is the holder of the lineage
- gyalwa ka yi lama (Wyl. rgyal ba bka' yi bla ma) - the teacher which is the word of the buddhas
- nangwa da yi lama (Wyl. snang ba brda yi bla ma) - the symbolic teacher of all appearances
- rigpa dön gyi lama (Wyl. rig pa don gyi bla ma) - the absolute teacher, which is rigpa, the true nature of mind
Further Reading
- Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Indisputable Truth (Boudhanath, Hong Kong & Esby: Rangjung Yeshe, 1996), pages 16-17 & 79-80.
- Dzogchen Ponlop, Wild Awakening (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2003), pages 51-55.